Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget missed an opportunity to convince investors that Canada remains a desirable place to invest.
canadian federal budget
February 26, 2018
2:17PM
The reasonable approach to balancing the budget is to find savings and reduce spending—not raise taxes.
March 23, 2017
8:54AM
Since the Liberals’ first forecast in 2015, expected GDP for 2017 has dropped by $62 billion or $1,700 per Canadian.
March 30, 2016
11:36AM
At $29.4 billion, the projected budget deficit in 2016/17 is larger than the cumulative budget deficits projected for the entire mandate in the Liberal platform.
March 30, 2016
10:44AM
This year alone, spending is projected to increase by $20.5 billion, a 7.6 per cent jump.
March 21, 2016
11:58AM
Since 2007/08, Canada’s federal debt has grown by $176 billion to $692 billion in 2015/16.
November 10, 2015
2:58PM
The just-released Parliamentary Budget Officer report projects deficits in every year from 2016/17 to 2020/21.